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Desktop and Downloads Folder Cleanup

Lydia Hallie used Cowork to organize desktop, clean up downloads, and rename files based on content

★☆☆ Beginner 5-10 min January 12, 2026
Lydia Hallie
Lydia Hallie @@lydiahallie
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Scenario

My desktop and downloads folder are messy, files have irregular names, need to organize and rename based on content.

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Prompt

Organize my desktop, clean up downloads folder, and rename files based on their contents

Expected Result

Claude works directly on the local machine, organizing desktop files, cleaning up downloads folder, and intelligently renaming based on file contents. Even technical users praised the interface as friendlier than CLI.

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Tips

  • Can specify renaming rules (date prefix, project name, etc.)
  • Consider setting folder structure preferences
  • For technical users, this is a friendlier interface to Claude Code